John Grisham's the Rainmaker

Matt Damon stars as a precocious trainee lawyer in this Francis Ford Coppola adaptation of John Grisham's novel. Entering into a shady law practice, Rudy Baylor (Damon) is given the benefit of his boss' (Mickey Rourke) experience only on the condition that he brings his own business to the firm.

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I wish I had seen this sooner than twenty-one years after it came out. But better than not at all. It is probably rather dated now with the old David and Goliath theme. Yet there is always something uplifting and inspiring about such a course of action. Matt Damon was in his golden days of acting in this movie. To me, there is a quality s that he has lost over the years, something jaded has appeared. Anyway, the movie is charming, and the characters like Danny Glover and Devito's are engaging.The main story follows a young, inexperienced lawyer (Matt Damon) as he battles with a big insurance company for not paying healthcare costs to treat a poor family's critically ill son. I know but stick with it there are some great cameos and cinematography. Rainy afternoon you could do a lot worse than this.

Unfortunately I had just finished reading the book - which was excellent - and although the film itself was also excellent, I noticed that there were several nuances omitted which I felt should have been included for greater impact. However; the film was very good and well worth the small amount I paid for the dvd, which arrived almost by return and securely, economically packaged.

The main story follows a young, inexperienced lawyer (Matt Damon) as he battles with a big insurance company for not paying healthcare costs to treat a poor family's critically ill son. A deceptively well-known cast brings some strong characters to life in this film, which adds even more enjoyment to a [predictably] very entertaining story from John Gresham. Danny Glover is borderline hilarious as a judge with an anti-corporate attitude & his subtle efforts to help Damon against a mighty team of corporate lawyers (lead by John Voight) provides some nice 'chuckle' moments. The love interest for Matt Damon's character is provided by a very sexy Claire Dannes, playing the role of a victim of violent domestic abuse whom he meets in hospital.This is one of those 'under the radar' type of films that, once you've watched it, you'll probably wonder why you hadn't heard of it before?! Seriously, give it a try.

Very good. When you know it is from a John Grisham novel, you know it is going to be good. The only reason I gave a star short was because I seemed to have seen a lot of films set in court where the under dog fights and wins. This film is one of the better ones.

I found these courtroom dramas thoroughly entertaining.Thoughtful, intricate and believable, with good acting turns all round.Each film has it's own 'legal' subject matter which makes the whole set much more entertaining as they cover a different topic and are not repetitive.Recommended viewing if you want to watch something that keeps your brain in gear.